Go to the APA website http://www.apa.org/topics/ and choose one topic that interests you. Consider what you would do if you were trying to test a hypothesis. Review the concepts of Type I and II errors and effect sizes.

Resource website for Type I & II errors is http://intuitor.com/statistics/T1T2Errors.html

The Assignment (1–2 pages):

• Create a research hypothesis based on the topic you chose. Clearly state the hypothesis and identify the independent and dependent variables in your hypothesis.
• Assume that you conducted your study and did a statistical analysis of your results. If you made a Type I error, what specifically would that mean in your study?
• If you made a Type II error, what specifically would that mean in your study?
• Assume that your results were statistically significant, but your effect size was small. What would that mean specifically applied to your study?